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Tho Registers Malice.


To me Editor o. IN. lnttltg1letr. M
elR:-Yesterdny's Register contained on
ill-timed and malicious reference to mo in
connection with y certain book entitled
the "prominent Men Of West Virginia."
nov In process Of publication. In con.
nection with another gentleman my ser.
vices have bean Becnrcd rs editor OF tho
work mentioned, but when the Register
man's malice prompts him 10 call 1t "Sec.
tary : scoicld's Speculation" he Is as
be in holding Jera Miller, Tom Darrah
and tho other gentlemanly members Of
the Rtgisitr Board Of Directors responrible
for The silly vapnrings that tho editorial
columns OF tho Register daily contain.
l recognize the right Of tho freeat and
moat unrestrstned criticism in Ril matters
Of \ political or public nature. But whou
a mana political malice prompts him to
invade the domain OF business or sdcisl
lilo he shows a lack Of honor that Is Ia.
mentablo In one who assumes TO lead n
great party. It shows q lack Of s~agacity
rs prominent as that which led to the
photographic printing OF q confidential po.
litiCal letter and the urging OF a caucus
nomination for Senator upon Mr.. Camden
which now stands M an insurmounsable
obstacle TO his auccessiul election. Brothe,
Tsney's fests in these respacts nre both
amusing and profitable to Republicans,
but he should not jsopardizs his reputa'
ton for fair dealing by attempts to 5elIttle
and injnre the business OF those who have
only incurred his political d~inpleasure
That ID neither lair Dor honest.
o. g. ScorIELD.
Ciurtssi0n. Feb. |. #.t
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Charleston, FEB. l.
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The Spies family have taken q more
than friendly interest in contributing to
the happiness OF Miss Van Zandt. They
have not only given her the weight OF
their moral support, but they have found
her q way, as they think, 10 cheat the
cruel bars that shut her out from the sun.
light Of the presence OF her adored Au.
gust.
They have shown a willingness to help
her to sacrifice anything she has to sacri.
flee in the search for q husband who can
bestow upon her only his name, and not
much OF that. They have been willing
to sit up Of nights with her, to scheme for,
to help to luther initiate tho bubble OF he,
notoriety.
Tho brother has gone 80 far as to marry
Miss Van Zandt in the stead OF the objec!
Of her love, who was detained elsewhere
by other business. II, now, the proxy
brother could DO induced to be hanged Ii
the place Of the retired groom, there woult
be q Tenderness Of beauty aud Of brotherl,
love that would with one fell swoop wips
out tho stories Of David and Jonathan
and Damon and Pythins, as no longe,
worthy to be remembered. and scofferi
could no more saythatM Miss Van Z1ndt hst
had a wedding without 4 honeymoon,
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SECRETARY wuITNEY,s BABY.
Something About the Nursery and Its
Little Occu,aTt.

Something About the Nursery and Its
Little Occupnrt.
Washington Dispatch 70 .Stw lork Times.
"Baby" Whitney is s days old to-day.
She has rs yet no other name. The Pres:
ident calls her the latest Cabinet "bud!n
Her apartment is a room across the hall
from the chamber in which she wac born.
There is q wood Gre in q grato before
which stands q small rack full OF the baby
clothes being nicely toasted. Tho cradle
is a wickerwork basket swung between
two uprights Of bamboo. 1t is lined with
blue elk and padded with elder. The
canopy is covered with blue silk and
draped with oriental lace, with the edge
in rose point pattern. The sides OF tho
crib are draped with oriental lace; large
blue satin bows are tied at each corner,
and the cover is q downv, blus
silk comfort. The toilet basket
is garnishod to match, with
blue eatin bows and upholstered in blue
silk. Tho pincushions and pouches are Of
blue silk, and the uprights and wicker ara
gilded. Presents have poured in from the
Enat and the West, but the most interest,"
ing one, perhaps, is that sent from tho
White House bearing the following in
ecription: "For Baby Whitney, with
much love from her friend, Mrs. Cleye-
land, Jan. 81, 1887" This is upon one Of
Mrs. Cleveland's visiting cards. The Gift
is a small wicker toy baby carriage, with a
suspended parsol. The bed OF the car.
riage is full Of lilies OF the valley, and the
pair Of blue and white socks that are
placed in front OF the bed are filed with
lilies. Theee arc to be tho first knit shoes
Worn by the baby. The flowers are now
faded, but the Secretary will have them
replaced and tho little gift photographed.
Mrs. Cleveland has not seen tho
child, and Mrs. Whitney has not eeen
anyone but hor mother and attendants.
The baby is ROBBED in tho plaiuest soft
muslin, with no laco or ribbons, and only
plain hens upon her clothes. Some OF
tho tiny fsnnels in the basket arc en-
broidered in white silk, but tho outer
slips are plain. The baby's little face is
round and full, and tho complexion is a
rose brunette. She has o protuaion Of
silky brown hair, aud looks good.natured
in the arms Of her tall nurse. It is early
to assign her cast Of features, but her re-
semblanco to the Secretary Of the Navy is
most remarkable. For the rest, the nurse
Gays she eats and sleeps we'll. Mrs. Whit.
ney nurses her child. Tho housemaids
all declare they are having a quist time
with them, and then they break into lau.
dations Of Mrs. Whitney and praise Of her
%self.control.
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The Old mud tho Sow.

.--. Ihs OIu uhu mo HcNs
rThs newspapers Of England and Canada
arc encouraging us with promisea Of q
sound thrsshing in the ovcttt OF war. We
are to DO wiped OF tho lace Of the earth,
80 to aptak, and little left, II anything, tc
tell Of tho proud ind presumptuoua
Nation that dared to brave the British
lion.
Mr.. Punch used to put q good deal o.
this sort Of thing at us In his keen pic.
toriul way. In March, 1861, he repre-.
sented the North and South as in q strug'
gle to the death. Their knives drawn
clinched on the brink OF n terrible abyss
the North held fast to the Union--repre'
ssn!ed by the broken limb OF Il tree goon
to be completely discovered. The North
might kill tho South, or the South the
North-that made no difference from the
British point OF view. In either case
North and South fell into the yawninf
chasm Of ruin.
1llIo ptiihihR pASidtS Ha5 AhsSAuoo W W
prophecy; but tho Union did not break.
and instead Of the brotherg going to theil
doom together there arc low about sixty
miliions Of them in q fairly prosperous
condition, and if tho worst comes, Mr.
Punch will have n chance to picture the
fighting brothers Of 1861 doing a brother
act Of a very different kind.
We still have GONE contentious Of oul
own, on partisan rather than sectiona
lines, but when ii comes to defending tht
old flag against n common eneriy-well
If Mr.. Punch is really lord OF high al
there will be- something that will delight
his heart. He will see one great people
marching to do a patriotic duty, and keep
ing step to the music OF the Union.
Let us hope that England may not III
sist upon another reminder that there is
something Of an Anglo.saxon race living
unde. the stars and stripes-a Nation
which prefers peace to war, but not peace
~ o,,, nrtnn .....
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Tie Effects of Mental Exhaustion,

Many diseases, especially those Of the nervous
system, are the products Of daily renewed mental
exhaustion. Business avocations often Involve an
amount OF mental wear and tear very prcjudicia!
to physical health. and the professions. II ardu.
ously pursued. arc no less destructive to brain and
nerve tissue. It Is ono Of the most important at.
tributes Of Hostcttcr's Stomach littess, that II
compensatcs for tho undue loss OF tissue, and that
u imparts new energy to this brain and nerves.
ms tap!dity with which II rrnewS weakened men.
lai energy md physical vitality Is remarkable, and
sao%s ma Its invigoratinI properties are Of the
n.shest order. nesidcs increasing vital Stamina,
anu counteactinS tho effects OF mental cxhaus.
you. tots potential, medicine cures and prcvcnis
s sSHss cou M asne !, rheumatism, chrooic dyspepsia
a ana c3ns'!Iat oni kidney aud uterluc weakness
i rs . melicaiel siimnlani and resaedy. II -.
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WaNTED-a live. energetic man to
w represent us. SIS per month aud expenses.
Goods staple every one buys: Quilt and particulars
free. STANDARD SILVERWARE CO., Boston. :
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What becomes OF tho Coal?

Quite ns interesting ss, and more i'm
portaEt than "#ba: becomes OF the pius?'
is, what becomes Of all The coal? A care.
fully compiled table in the Fnancia
Chronicle furnishes come startling totaIe,
though it does not answer tho question
with which We started out.
Last year the total production Of coal
in this country was lO7 millions Of tons
and OF this euornlcua output So millions
were anthracite and rs millions bitumi.
nous. We hear much lees OF tho soft
coal intereut than OF the other, but it is
the volume OF colt coal produced, and the
steady and remarkable increase OF output,
tha. shows :he gigantic growth Of our in.
dustries.
1t is fair to e this relation between
the two things, because the coal is not ex.
ported and in proportion to the whole
little is consumed outside OF tho in.
dustr;eg.
Sixteen years ago tho production Of each
kind Of coal was about equal, being Tor
each q little over sixteen million tones in
1870. The genera! course OF anthracite
has been forward, but in come yearc tho
increase has been slight, and in ono year
Of the sixteen there was q falling off Of q
million tons. Bituminous production has
never clipped back, but has gone ahead
by leaps and bounds, until it has reached
It's preaens proportions. We may say, in
a general way, hat the bituminous coal
has gone into the countless forms OF man.
ufsctured articles, aud yet the mind can
not grasp the whole story that the coal
tells Of awakened energies, OF work, Of
wages and Of developing resources. q
All this coal goes somewhere and does
something, but to try to trsce it to the end
OF its mission in the world would be as
hopeless as to try to tell the story Of the
pins. ~
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE,

A RIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
81 TRAlNS-On and after Jan, go. lss7-ExpI.t-
NATION OF REVERENCE MARKS. sDaily. tSunday
e1certed. Monday exceptod.-Whcclinr urun:
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Accidental or Intentional ?

SSffEFe""h"te ~ *< 2"Ht"ttS"R<s H- .#. e
PccA DISTRICT, W. Va, Jan. Sion
last Friday Rufus uynes, the l4.year.old
son Of John Hyues, and Samuel Davis,
5lS.year-old son Of Dick Davis, and ono or
two more strips Of lads. started squirrel
hunting with a double barrel shot gun.
Young Davis 1t seems had the gun in
charge when starting on the expected
hunt. After thsy had gotten quite a dis.
taIce from home, young Haynes called to
Davis that he (Haynes) wanted the gun.
After O. few sharp and naughty words,
Davis gare up the gun to Haynes. And
in less time than it takes to tell it, Samuel
Davis was q corpse. The load OF shot on
tered his side below the heart and ranged
upward. The load never came out. YHur
correspondent can't find out t,uthfully
whethe. tho boy shot him in q paaeion or
whether the gun went oil accidentally, as
tho boys have told two or three diaerent
tales about the sad shooting. Haynes,
who did the awful deco, has been arrested,
The parties all live in Kanawha county.
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WANTED.

"ANTED-LADTES AND YOUNG
w Men to Decorate Novelties for Holiday aud
general trade: steady employment; 81 % per week
earned: al materials furnished; work Dailed FREQ.
address NEW ENGLAND DECORATIVE WORKS,
10 Pearl St., Boston, Mass r. o. Box 5O7S.
iA25I TThSs
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ONE application OF Salvation Oil vel
rubbed in cured mo Of rheumatism in the
arm, Of two months standing. l nevel
intend 10 be without 1t. Il
Il. B. KRAMER, Washington, D. g.
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4 Boys Daring Experiment.

Some years ago Professor Mason,
Iof NeW Haven, Conn, was the lee
tslrer on. physiology and toxicology
at thelcollsge, and it was his custom
Illustrate his lectures with exper-
iments upon the lower animals. On.
one occasion, while telling the stu.
dents the effects Of various poisons,
he remarked that the Indians of
South America were accustomed to
use poisoned arrows to kill their
game with. The poison used was
known as woorara and it could be
taken into the stomach, he said,
without injury; but if a single
drop Of the stuff should be injected
into the blood fatal results would at
once follow. To prove his expert
menl, he took small quantity and
injected # into the stomach of a4dog, ]
which seemed to cause the animal
no Inconvenience. Then he injected
q u1 lhoIS lHtO Iue VEINS s0I
pigeon. The bird died instantly.
The following day one of the stu
dents asked what would be the eff
feet if one of them should eat the
bird. Mason replied that he did
not know. The boy who was help
ing him, now the United States As
sistant District Attorney, yolun-
teered the Information that the per-
son eating the pigeon would have a
good meal, and that was the only
result likely to follow. He said
that he spoke from experience that
he had eaten the, identical bird,
The professor was astoundcd, his
hair fairly stood on end, as he re-
marked: tWell, my boy, you have
far more faith in my experiments
than 1 have myself. would not
have eaten that bird under any CON
sideration. .''-Indiandpotis Journal.
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Price Of the Bible.

In the reign of King Edward of
England, the price of a fairly WELL
written Bible was $3.50. The hire
of a laborer was three half-pence a
day, and the purchase of a copy
would have taken such a person the
earnings of 1890 days, or thirteen
years and fifty days; and, excluding
the Sundays, something more than
fifteen years and three months of
constant labor would have been re-
quired to compass the price. 1t is.
quite within the limits, then, to say
that to the man who now receives
one dollar day for his labor the.
Bible costs twenty-five thousand
times less than it did in the days of
Edward /.
England produces the majority of
Bibles used in Europe. In the past
year the Bible Society issued ,932,-
678 Bibles and Testaments. Fifty
years ago the annual issue amounted
to 100000; now it generally exceeds
100000. At the former period
the cheapest Bible was fifty cents,
and the Testament, twenty cents.
Now the prices are twelve cents and
two cents, respectively, and all this
wonderful production without grind
ing down the producers.-Inland
Printer.
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final Notice.

A Ii claims due the late firm of Drs.
II Barbee & Stone. not promptly paid
by the 18th day of September, 1887, will
be placed in the hands of Rankin Wiley,
Jr., attorney-at-Iaw, for immediate col
lection
All claims of the late firm of Drs. Bar
bee & Frayel, as well as the undersigned,
not promptly paid by the 10th day OF
September. 1887, viii be placed in the
and justice of the peace, for Immediate
collection. Up until September 18th,
1887, the claims of the several late firms
may be found at the Office of the under
signed; after that date, will be found in
the hands Oftle above named attorneys.
ANDREW Z. BARBEE, NJ. d.
Point Pleasant, w Va, Aug. 8, 'S7-
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Abe LincoIn,s Horse Swan.

When Abraham Lincoln was a
lawyer in Illinois, he and the Judge
once got to bantering one another
about trading horses; and it was
agreed that the next morning at 9
o'clock they should make a trade,
the horses to be unseen up to that
hour, and no backing out, under
forfeiture of s25. At the hour ap-
pointed, the Judge came up leading
the sorriest looking specimen of a
horse ever seen in these parts. In
a few minutes Mr.. Lincoln was seen
approaching with a wooden saw
horse upon his shoulder. Great
were the shouts and the laughing of
the crowd, and both We're greatly
increased when Mr.. Lincoln, on sur
yeying the Judges animal, set down
his saw-horse exclaiming: We'll
Judge, this is the first time / ever
got the worst of it in a horse trade. :"
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What Locomotive Whistles
Mean.

One long blast of the whistle is
a signal for approaching stations,
railroad crossings and AUCTIONS.
One short blast of the whistle is
a signal to apply the brakes-stop.
Two long blasts of the whistle
are a signal to throw off the brakes.
Two short blasts of the whistle
are an answer to the conductors
signal to stop at the next station.
Three long blasts of the whistle
are a signal that tie train has
parted.
Three short blasts of the whistle
when the train is standing are a
signal that the train will back.
Three short blasts of the whistle
when the train is running are a
signal to be given by passenger
trains, when displaying signals for
the following train, to call attention
of trains they meet or pass to the
signals.
Four long blasts of the whistle
are a rignal to call in the fagman.
Four short blasts of the whistle
are the engineers call for signals
from switchmen, watchmen and
trainmen.
Two long, followed by two short,
blasts of the whistle are a signal
for approaching road crossing at
grade.
Five short blasts of the whistle are
a signal to the fagmen, to go back
and protect the rear of the train.
A succession of short blasts of
the whistle is an alarm for the per-
sons or cattle on the track, and calls
the attention of trainmen to dam
ger ahead.
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Give the Bows Tools

Almost all boys are natural me-
chanics. The constructive and imi-
tative faculties are developed, in
part, at a very early age. All boys
are not capable of being developed
into good, practical working me-
chanics, but tmost of them show their
bent that way There are few cases
in which the boy has no competent
idea of the production ola fabricated
result from inorganic material, but
such cases are rare. Given the pro-
per encouragement and the means,
and many boys whose mechanical
aptness is allowed to run to waste OF
is diverted from its natural course,
would become good workmen, use
full, producing members of theiin-
dustrial community.
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Wfse words.

The fall of a leaf is a whisper to
the living.
Plain words make most ornamen-
tai sentences.
Judge charitably and act kindly
to each other.
Truth Is a rock large enough for
all to stand upon.
A wise man is not inquisitive
about things imper'tinent.
Speak well of your friend, of your
enemy say nothing.
Companions are to be avoided
that are good for nothing; those TO
be sought and frequented that ex-
eel in some quality or other.
The little / have seen of the
world and know of the history of
mankind teaches me to look upon
the errors of others in sorrow, not
IN anger.
With books. as with companions,
it is more consequence to know
which to avoid than which to
choose; for good books are as scarce
as good companions.
It was very proper answer to
him who asked why any man should
be delighted with beauty, that it
was question that none but
blind man could ask.
Kind words procure their own
image. They soothe and quiet and
comfort the hearer. They shame
him out of his sour, morose, unkind
feelings. We have never yet be-
gun to use kind words in such
abundance as they ought to be used.
Grief or misfortune seems to be
indispensable to the development of
intelligence, energy and virtue
The proofs to whicn the people are
submitted, as with individuals,
are necessary to draw them from
their lethargy and disclose their
character.
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losing True Frien1a.

Never cast aside your friends if
by any possibility you can retain
them. We are the weakest OF
spendthrifts if we let one friend
drop off through inattention, or let
one push away another, or If we
hold aloof from one for petty jeal-
ousy, or needless Sights or rough
ness. Would you throw away u
diamond because it pricked your
One good friend is not weigh
ed against the jewels of the earth.
Iftaere is coolness or unkindncss
between us let us come face to face
and have it out. Quick before the
love grows cold. Life is to short
to quarrel in or carry evil or unkind
thoughts of friends. It is easy to
lose friend, but a new one will
not come for the calling nor make
up for the old one when he comes,
Magaztne,
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NO. 90.
Motller,s Turn.
It IS mothers turn to Be fakgn

lt IS m0therS turn TO DC laken
care of now
The speaker was winsoms
young girl whose bright eyes. fresh
color and eager looks told of light
hearted happiness just out of
school, she had the air of culture,
which is an added attraction to q
blithe young face. 1t was mothers
turn now. Did she know how my
heart went out to her for her nm
selfish words?
Too many mothers in their love
of their daughters entirely over
look the idea that they themselves
need recreation. They do without
all the easy, pretty and charming
things, and say nothing about it;
and the daughters. do not think
there is any self denial involved.
Jenny gets a new dress and mother
wears the old one, turned upside
down and wrong side out. Lucy
goes on the mountain trip and
mother stays at home and keeps
house. Emily is tired of study and
must lie down in the afternoon; but
mother, though her back aches, has
no time for such an indulgence.
Dear girls, take good care of
your mothers. Coax thcm to let
you relieve them of some of the
harder duties which for years they
have patiently borne.
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A GARD

Y NOW We, that by the payment
n S55O.O0 I am permitted to sell intox-
icating liquors at my house. To the
wife who has a drunkard for husband,
or a friend who is unfortunately dissi-
Pated. say enphatically, give me notice
in such cases in which You are interest
ed. and all such persons shall De exclu-
ded from my place Let mothers. faith
ers, sisters and brothers do likewise.
and the request shall be regarded. l
pay heavy tax for the privilege of sell
ing whisky and other liquors, and want
1t distinctly understood that 1 have no
desire to sell to minors or drunkards,
or to the poor and destitute. I much
prefer that they save their money and
put it where it will do the most good
There are gentlemen of honor and men
of money, who can afford it, and it is
with those desire to trade l would
say to those who wish to trade with me,
and can afford, come, and will treat
you gentlemanly and courteOusly.
Respectfully,
June 29-lys JOS. HEN.